Justice and Legal Interns

HWSS2181
Closed
RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alasdair Henry
WIL Coordinator / Teaching Associate
(1)
3
Timeline
  • July 19, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 6, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 4, 2021
    Experience end
Experience
6/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Legal, Government, Education, Environment, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Banking & finance, Individual & family services, Airlines, aviation & aerospace, Defense & security

Experience scope

Categories
Humanities Law and policy Social sciences
Skills
teamwork critical thinking data analysis research written and verbal communication
Learner goals and capabilities

Bring on students from RMIT University to be your interns! You may be from an agency related to police, corrections, law courts.

There is a wide range of options for our students to deliver projects for your organisation. Our students come from undergraduate and postgraduate levels, that focus on social justice, criminal justice, criminology, psychology and dispute resolution.

We are based in Melbourne, Australia and are keen to work with you online either synchronously or asynchronously..

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
50 learners
Project
370 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Whether you are wanting a brief turnaround or a large scale contribution, project outcomes could be small or large depending on requirements. Our students are required to complete 50 days of project placement(s) which can contribute to your project outcomes. We can be creative in our project planning to meet a variety of objectives, with milestones in place to ensure timely delivery. Given the flexible structure of our placement courses, we can ensure timely completion of workplace objectives.

At the time of placements students have skills in research and analysis, professional ethics and workplace conduct. Quality of students can be assured by vetting the most appropriate for your project. Students are typically at the end of their degree, in their 20s. They are a diverse group with a range of skills and interests.

Project timeline
  • July 19, 2021
    Experience start
  • October 6, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 4, 2021
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements
  • Develop agency resources, such as social media campaigns. Information packages. Sourcing local credible online resources. Develop tip sheets or guidelines.
  • Assisting with the development of an agency policy (e.g., volunteer policy), review & implementation of policy. For example for the Department of Justice and Regulation, and in Youth Justice.
  • Research, literature reviews, data collection, data analysis, report writing, evaluation.
  • Ongoing project with a startup caregiving company developing software for anonymous reporting of child sex offenders
  • problem solving human resource issues and developing surveys to scan court users for a neighborhood justice center
  • emergency planning and management. Collaborative justice sector responses to emergency crisis. Developing solutions for workplace knock on effects.
  • Innocence project - research on behalf of the wrongfully convicted
  • supporting grass roots organisations in advocacy for sex workers
  • supporting grass roots organisations in advocacy for refugees
  • Inside Out project - providing education support for people in custody
  • Students are typically placed in core justice agencies - courts, police, corrections
  • projects for domestic and gendered violence agencies, exploring solutions for vulnerable populations.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.